Good News: You CAN Be Saved!
The CDC put out some crappy comms with an image with a mask photoshopped upside down, with "N95" shopped onto a KN95, and only on the patient, not the doctor,…
2024
Good News: You CAN Be Saved!
The CDC put out some crappy comms with an image with a mask photoshopped upside down, with “N95” shopped onto a KN95, and only on the patient, not the doctor,…
Alberta NDP—who will lead?
Yesterday I cast my online ballot for a new leader of Alberta’s NDP, our current quite exceptional incumbent deciding to move on to other pursuits. In keeping with the preferential…
Thursday Evening Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Bill Weir writes a poignant letter of apology to his son about the state of the planet being left to future generations. -…
Thursday Evening Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Bill Weir writes a poignant letter of apology to his son about the state of the planet being left to future generations.…
Does the Alberta Legislature know that more than 12% of the buses in London, England are battery-powered?
It is easy to see the countries that have pushed towards electrification of their private car fleet. Norway is an easy stand out. By 2025, Norway will only register new…
happy birthday to me: retirement vs travel edition
Today I have been alive on this planet for 63 years. Last year I shared thoughts on aging and mortality. It was a popular post that resonated with many readers.…
happy birthday to me: retirement vs travel edition
Today I have been alive on this planet for 63 years. Last year I shared thoughts on aging and mortality. It was a popular post that resonated with many readers.…
So! It really was the anti-greenwashing provision in Ottawa’s Bill C-59 that pushed the UCP into shutting down the War Room
It’s official now: Calgary Herald political columnist Don Braid has breathlessly reported, to paraphrase the headline on the column he posted yesterday, that it was the threat of federal fines…
Build—maintain—lose
The possibility of Corus Entertainment Inc. disappearing may astound people. However, there is a common pattern following intergenerational transfers of business interests. Reuter’s Chris Taylor reported: 70 percent of wealthy…
My latest: Hamas U.
Their heroes take hostages. So, now, they’re doing likewise. Right now, today, that’s what us happening at California State University in Los Angeles: a pro-Hamas gang – after illegally occupying…
Legal Post of the Day: June 13, 2024
#LegalPostoftheDay: B.C. becomes 1st province to give Uber, Skip the Dishes and other gig workers a minimum wage #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/5n74458h - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit…
Legal Post of the Day: June 13, 2024
#LegalPostoftheDay: B.C. becomes 1st province to give Uber, Skip the Dishes and other gig workers a minimum wage #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/5n74458h – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit…
Beautiful…A true hero
Nicholas Winton helped 669 Jewish children escape the Nazis. His efforts went unrecognised for 50 years. Then, in 1998, while sitting as a member of a TV audience, he suddenly…
Coming Soon to a Hospital Near You
The Minden ER closed June 1, 2023. A recent article in the Minden Paper explains why this should worry all of us.Jeff Nicholls said,"After we analyzed the decision-making processes before,…
Coming Soon to a Hospital Near You
The Minden ER closed June 1, 2023. A recent article in the Minden Paper explains why this should worry all of us. Jeff Nicholls said, “After we analyzed the decision-making…
Another Departure
Some long-time politicians have simply had enough. The latest departure is Shannon Phillips. Max Fawcett writes: At some point, even for the toughest of cookies, enough is enough. After years…
How will Canada deal with new Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum?
Claudia Sheinbaum will be Mexico’s first female president and the first president from Mexico’s Jewish community. Photo by EneasMx/Wikimedia Commons. On June 2, Mexico held elections for preside...